‘Increase planting of native trees on Council property’ – McMahon
Consideration will be given to a request to the increase amount of native trees planted on Council owned land across Co Clare.
Carmel Kirby
Local roads deteriorating with emphasis on regional routes – Cooney
*Mullaghmore. Photograph: Clare By Nature Lack of funding will prevent Clare County Council from concentrating solely on improving local and minor roads within the county as part of the schedule of road works.
Renewed calls to for smoking free beaches in Clare
“There is an opportunity” for a non smoking policy to be implemented on Clare’s beaches.
Laws for illegal encampments too lenient say Clare councillors
*The illegal encampment at Skehanagh Roundabout earlier this summer. Photograph: Cllr Paul Murphy Prosecutions for illegal encampments within the county are not working, elected representatives in Clare have claimed.
New layout of Flannans Road is ‘protecting cyclists but not drivers’
Driver behaviour needs to change to become accustomed to the controversial road layout linking St Flannans College to the Kilrush Rd, a leading official in Clare County Council has said.
“Make Clare water great again”
*Replacement works being carried out in Ennistymon this April. Photograph: Clare County Council Businesses in Clare are “losing money” due to “poor water quality”.
‘Only two water taps for thousands of graves at Drumcliffe’
Installing extra water taps at Drumcliffe Cemetery would prove to be too “problematic and prohibitively expensive” for Clare County Council.
Action needed in Broadford & Cooraclare before it’s too late
Public bodies need to start delivering for villages such as Broadford and Cooraclare before it is too late, one elected representative of Clare County Council has warned.
‘Neighbours at war’ over controversial Ennis cycle lanes
Traffic calming measures which include a cycle lane linking St Flannan’s College and the Kilrush Rd have generated such a reaction that Clare County Council have confirmed they will carry out a review on the completed works.
‘Daniel O’Connell deserves far greater respect’ – human faeces found at historic site
A monument in memory of the once “undisputed king of Ireland” Daniel O’Connell in the heart of Ennis has been subject to numerous incidents of anti-social behaviour including human defecation.
